Philippians 1:12-30 Rejoicing in Dilemmas
Preaching Christ from selfish ambition was possible in Paul’s thinking. He was
thinking of those trying to divide rather than unite, to speak against him while
he was in prison. Many preached Christ for personal advantage rather than
from love of the truth, and many have done and are doing the same to this
day. What is Paul’s conclusion to the ambition and greed of others? He
concludes that if Christ is preached accurately, even though with selfish
motives, he would rejoice. Paul would not rejoice if the gospel was being
changed or perverted (Gal. 1:6-9), but if the gospel was accurately taught
even with the bad motives of the messenger, Paul determined that it was a
good thing.

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